Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Teacher by Freida McFadden

67 reviews

meg1241's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The ending twist was a huge surprise, but the plot is a little hard to stomach. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Grief

porsche_elise's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Death of parent, and Murder

masone's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.25

Every character in this book is cartoonishly villainous. Every decision is the classic wrong choice for a horror movie. The twists are ridiculous, and the book is difficult to get through. The ending is very rushed, to fit in the ridiculous plot twists.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

vereadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

andreiasp29's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Simplesmente fantástico, mais um grande livro de Freida Mcfadden, começam me a escacear palavras para descrever os livros desta autora. Fico a aguardar as próximas traduções para português desta autora.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, and Blood

marija_m95's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

A thriller should not be boring in my opinion, and this book was exactly that. 
With the major plot holes, terrible "plot twist" at the end, and the double standards applied regarding the relationships, it's safe to say it was not an enjoyable reading experience. And the writing style gave me a headache. Literally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lmossy08's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying and Violence

jxci's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I don’t think I have ever written a review before, but this is only getting two stars because the writing style was enjoyable to me. The plot was a huge miss. The plot twists would have been interesting if they were developed more, or actually made sense upon reread. Felt like the author didn’t proof read her work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Murder, and Gaslighting

isabelmargetts's review against another edition

1.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

kimib79's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This is my least favorite McFadden book so far. Every character is a horrible human being.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Murder